Namefag

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who uses a name online (either their real name or a username) as opposed to posting anonymously, especially on the 4chan community. Internet, derogatory, sometimes

    "Anonymous, Monica is a "namefag", you are hogging her limelight and now she's desperate to get it back... :)"

Verb
  1. 1
    To reveal one's identity or have one's identity revealed. Internet

    "Someone who namefags themself for the attention is derided, someone who namefags themself for the cause (eg: being police contact for their locality, getting permits, etc) is lauded."

Example

More examples

"Anonymous, Monica is a "namefag", you are hogging her limelight and now she's desperate to get it back... :)"

Etymology

From name + -fag.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.